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Podcast: Attacking Third: A CBS Sports Women's Soccer Podcast
Episode: USA vs. Italy React & Recap | Macario & Shaw close out USWNT's 2025 in style (Soccer 12/1)
Description: Catarina Macario and Jaedyn Shaw powered the USWNT to a 2-0 win over Italy, sealing a fourth straight victory to close out 2025. Darian Jenkins, Lori Lindsey and McCall Zerboni break down the result and what it tells us about where Emma Hayes’ squad is headed.
The crew digs into the team’s strongest emerging partnerships and how Hayes’ expanded player pool is reshaping the depth chart. Claire Hutton and Olivia Moultrie earn special praise, while Kate Wiesner impresses in her first senior call-up. And of course, the ladies wax poetic about Cat Macario and how the Chelsea star h...